Bicycle barn coaching staff
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Matt
Gardner
OWNER + COACH
# of years coaching:
Opened the Bicycle Barn in January of 2017.
FavORITE thing about the BICYCLE Barn:
I have met so many awesome people.
Favorite Splurge food:
Pizza, or anything that is unhealthy.
Favorite Race:
Escape from Alcatraz or Ironman Mont Tremblant
What I’m doing when not at Barn:
Golfing or coaching swimming
Favorite type of music:
Country (because it's the only music we don’t really play at the Barn.)
Binge-worthy TV:
Currently it's Ted Lasso
Real job:
Bicycle Barn :)
Beach or Mountains:
BEACH!
FACEBOOK/INSTA/
TWITTER/STRAVA?:
Strava & Facebook but still think not much good comes from Facebook.
Mark
Dorney
COACH
# of Years Coaching:
3
Favorite thing about riding at the Barn:
The varied workouts and the friendly atmosphere
Favorite splurge food/treat:
Peanut Butter
Favorite race:
Ironman Lake Placid
What are you doing when not on your bike?
Chasing grandkids
Real job:
Mainframe Systems Programmer
Beach or mountains for vacation:
Both
Facebook/Insta/
Twitter/Strava?
Nah
John Siepmann
COACH
# of Years Coaching:
16
Favorite thing about riding at the Barn:
Riding with friends!
Favorite splurge food/treat:
Christmas cookies
Favorite race:
Chequamegon Mountain Bike Festival
what are you doing when not on your bike:
Floating on something on the lake, traveling to spend time with our daughters, or coaching alpine ski racers.
real job:
Real Estate Broker/Developer
Beach or mountains?
Mountains
Facebook/Insta/
Twitter/Strava?
Strava!
laura
Meier
STUDIO MANAGER
+ COACH
# of years coaching:
15
FavORITE thing about the BICYCLE Barn:
The friendships that form over a season of riding together.
Favorite Splurge food:
Kringle
Donuts
Dark Chocolate Caramels w/ sea salt
Favorite Race/Event:
Lake Mills Triathlon
RAW
What I’m doing when not at Barn:
You can find me teaching at the Y, chasing my kids around to volleyball and dance events, or, if I'm lucky, on the Ice Age Trail.
Real job:
Senior Marketing Specialist at Atos Medical.
Beach or Mountains:
I need my toes in the sand at least once a year.
FACEBOOK/INSTA/
TWITTER/STRAVA?:
I'm a slave to Strava!
Tammy
evert
COACH
# of Years Coaching:
Coaching and leading classes as long as I can remember!
Favorite thing about riding at the Barn:
Riding with others who LOVE being outside and appreciate the joy of being out on a bike.
Favorite splurge food/treat:
Dark Chocolate, but it is really more of a staple :)!! Zanzibar Dark Chocolate Ice Cream from Wedl's in Jefferson. That is more of a treat!
Favorite race:
Ironman World Championship in Kona X2. One of my mantras during the race was to embrace the experience. I truly felt I did that because I feel it often when out on my bike riding by myself.
What are you doing when not on your bike?
Picked up a new hobby when I got Remi our Brittnay Spaniel and now go bird hunting with my husband John and our 2 dogs Rex and Remi. Not a great shot, yet ... but I am working on it :). Cross Country Skiing is my winter thing and spending time at our cabin in Clam Lake.
Real job:
Health and Wellness Coordinator, YMCA at Pabst Farms
steve
cigich
COACH
# of Years Coaching:
14+
Favorite thing about riding at the Barn:
I get to ride my own bike on trainers as close to the outdoors experience as possible with people who share my passion.
What are you doing when not on your bike?
Dreaming of my next ride (or two or three).
Favorite type of music:
Most anything from the 70s or 80s (can you guess my age?)
Binge-worthy TV you are watching:
I don't watch, I read. (NERD!)
Real job:
Don't have one. Retirement is now my longest help job. . .
we are excited to bring Steve's talents to the barn!
Aside from cycling, my other passion is yoga. Yoga has made me a better cyclist and cycling has made me a better yogi.
LESLIE
OLSON
COACH
# of Years Coaching:
13
Favorite thing about riding at the Barn:
Getting to meet and ride with folks who love to ride!
Favorite splurge food/treat:
Cream-filled long john’s with maple icing from Kwik Trip. I suffer through the vanilla icing when the rare maple is unavailable.
Favorite race:
Bike Race: Grandview Firehouse 50 Running Race: Boston Marathon
Tri: High Cliff Half Iron
Real job:
ERP System Analyst at FIS
Beach or Mountains for vacation?
Mountains
Facebook/Insta/
Twitter/Strava?
Nope